Senior MS Fabric Data Engineer

Location: Parsippany

Kforce has a client in Parsipanny, NJ that is seeking a Senior MS Fabric Data Engineer.

Overview:
Our fintech client is modernizing their data platform in Microsoft Fabric. This role will serve as a hands-on architecture lead driving design, modernization, and delivery across a Lakehouse environment.

Key Responsibilities:

* Lead architecture across Microsoft Fabric and Lakehouse environments

* Drive legacy-to-cloud data modernization initiatives

* Design Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold)

* Build and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines, data models, and transformations

* Establish enterprise data standards (naming, lineage, metadata, governance)

* Design scalable Lakehouse/Data Warehouse solutions for analytics and AI/ML

* Implement CI/CD pipelines for data workflows

* Lead integration strategy (APIs, event-driven, streaming/real-time data)

* Ensure data governance, quality, and compliance (Purview)

* Partner closely with engineering teams and stakeholders
* Microsoft Fabric + Lakehouse architecture experience

* Proven data modernization leadership experience

* Strong ETL/ELT, data warehousing, and pipeline development

* Hands-on with Medallion Architecture

* Azure data ecosystem (Fabric, Synapse, Data Factory, etc.)

* Data governance + Purview experience

* Integration experience (APIs, streaming, event-based systems)

* Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on

Nice to Have:

* Experience with systems like Salesforce, Encompass, Happy Fox, Polly

* Azure Document Intelligence or AI/data enablement exposure

* MDM experience

* Financial services or regulated industry background